Machaerium scleroxylon

Botanical Description

Machaerium scleroxylon is a spiny, deciduous tree with a dense, vase-shaped crown; it can grow 15 - 25 metres tall. The grooved bole, which often branches from low down, can be 50 - 90cm in diameter[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The tree yields an attractive timber and so is often harvested from the wild. It is also a useful pioneer species when restoring woodland and is often grown as an ornamental, where it is valued especially for its attractive bark and delicate leaves. It is a particularly interesting species for planting along streets because the spines on the young trunks deter vandalism[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].